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BY.CHMSCALES & LANGSTON/ ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1899. VOLUME XXXIV-NO. 47. THE BEST GOODS AT THE LOWEST SPOT CASH PRICES I THATS the inducement we are making to secure your trade. We ?couldn't begin to sell Goods at lower prices than others if we sold on Credit. ?Cash Buying and Cash Selling is the only way to cut prices down. We have cut them deep, and the advantage is mostly gained by you. Every cash'dollar you spend with us will purchase more than a promised to-pay. dollar will buy anywhere. When we say we can save you money on your CLOTHING, HATS and FURNISHINGS, we mean every word of it. All we want is a chance to show our Goods and to quote you the low prices on them . Remembar, we give you-YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT IT. MEN'S BLACK WORSTED SUITS. By an interesting turn in trade we secured a big lot of Black Worsted Suits much below their market value. These Suits are full regular made,, with good Serge linings and sewed with silk all over. They are the kind of Suits that the Credit Stores make a leader of at $6.50. We have marked a6mat-$5.0O. They won't last long at the above pj ice. No matter Vnat you want in the Clothing line you'll save money by -bringing your Cash with you to this Store because; " WE SELL IT F?R LESS." THE'SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. Hill-Orr Dr?g Company's Specials ! Syrup Red Glover Compound, The greatest and best blood purifier. Pint bottle $1.00. Johnson's Headache Powder. Safe and sure for all pains in the bead. 10c. and 25c Tarmint, The best of all Cough Remedies. 25c. and 50c. E. 0. D. Go's. Horse and Cattle Powder. A teaspoonful is a large dose and the result will surprise you. A fine Tonic and specially good for hide-bound and stoppages. 15c. and 25c. a bagful Johnson's Palatable Worm and Liver Syrup, .Removes the worms every time, is safe, and is not to be followed fry castor oil or other active ad nauseating medicines. 25c. j?amnol. We offer this new and latest remedy for Headache, Neuralgia and all pains. This remedy we need not recommend, as it stands above fill remedies heretofore offered ES a reliever of any kind of pain. 25c boxes. HILL-ORR DRUG CO., Headquarters for Medicines of all kinds, Paints, Oils, Glass, Seeds and Bye Stuffs. OUR SPRING SHOE DEPARTMENT IS now open for the inspection of the public, and wc know we can suit everybody in exactly the Shoe you want. In Men's Shoes we have cut prices, and are selling high grade, first quality Harvard Ties at $1.00-former price $1.25. Men's Satin Calf, thoroughly solid Shoes-former price $1.25-our new lot at only 90c. In Fine Shoes wc have all the latest and newest produc tions, in all shades of Tans and Vici Kids, Cordovans and Patent Leathers. We can give yea .".ny style Toe or any width made. In Ladies'and Misses Shoes we arc sure, there is no house in the city ^co can compare with us IN STYLE, FIT OB PRICE. We have everything in Oxfords and Spring Heel Shoes, in Blacks and Tans. If you want to see the most perfect-fitting, attractive and elegant line of stylish and up-to-date footwear ever shown in Anderson come in to see us. We are headquarters for Shoes. Very truly. D. C. BROWN & BRO. Making Their Influence Pay. COLUMBIA, May 14.-lt li as been a no ticeable circumstance that on occasions of the meetings of the State board of control in this city the hotel registers indicated more than the usual number of persons stopping temporarily in the city. The whiskey drummers are. of course, here on such occasions in full force, about twenty being usually on hand. Their presence is perfectly nat ural, and their coming excites no com ment. But with them usually come some men more or less known in this Sta$e, and men who, so far as the pub lic is aware, are in no way connected with the dispensary or whiskey inter ests. These are most assiduous in at tendance upon the meetings, and can be seen constantly in company with tho regular drummers. Sometimes they come in such numbers that at night the hotel lobbies have the appearance usu al during Legislative sessions. It has been developed that what has been long suspected, is true, and that is that these men represent whiskey, wine, beer or supply houses "on the quiet,*' and they come here ostensibly on a visit, but really for the purpose of pull ing for business like anybody else. Sometimes orders have been given them in a small way, and sometimes they come in for a big slice of the business. As might have been expected it soon be^an to be hinted that these people were getting orders by reason of polit ical pulls, or through personal influ ence. It is not asserted that members of the board were influenced by such con siderations, though that is not an un heard-of thing, but the fact is that such talk became quite s common. The present board, in view of the opposi tion shown to the dispensary during the las t Legislature, wants to avoid as far as possible all such insinuations, and at the last meeting, in an "execu tive, session," it is alleged this matter was discussed, and thc board had de termined to purchase hereafter only from agents of liquor houses, who are known to be such, and to throw the other fellows aside in order to avoid the semblance of favoritism or the idea that political or personal influence has anything to do with the purchases. Whether such action was definitely taken ornot cannot bepositively stated, j Chairman Miles was asked about it on j one of his visits to the dispensary this ! week, and he said the matter had been informally\ discussed, but he did not think any positive action was taken, he having left foi* home before the meeting adjourned.-ifaiw and Courier. Gen. M. C. Butler Talks. The Augusta Chronicle prints two interviews with Gen. M. C. Butler. In one of these the general says he favors acquiring the Philippines, offering the negroes in this country inducements to go there, and paying their way. In the other he is thus reported: "Free silver? Well, it is hard to say. Personally, while an ardent supporter of silver in the last campaign, I am not heartily in favor of making it the fore most issue in the next. It has been before the people once and has been disclaimed and declared against. Get some new issue. Don't drag a dead horse into the ring. ? "Not all the leading democrats will now support the Chicago platform, for the reason that a man may want tobe a democrat and still not be anarchistic. Had the Chicago platform simply been based upon a championship of silver and such radical attacks as that against the supreme court been omitted, it would have been well. "While silver may play a minor part in the democratic platform for 1900 I think there will be some new thing taken hold of-expansion, perhaps. You know the country is full of talk, pro and con, regarding expansion, and democrats are divided upon the mat ter, as indeed are republicans. "Mr. Bryan is going around the country decrying expansion when Jef ferson was the greatest expansionist the country has ever seen. He is try ing to make silver the leading issue, but it is a question whether or not he will succeed. "Who will be the candidate? That is another question impossible to an swer. Bryan has a strong endorse ment, but he is too firmly welded to free silver to bc the man it silver is not thc issue. I think Gorman of Maryland, is a much stronger man. He is an astute politician and a statesman. His recent defeat for the senatorship, I think, may be traced to Cleveland's dislike for him, as may the downfall of other politicians. But Gorman is a strong mah nationally and can do more to dissipate party differences than pos sibly Mr. Bryan can. "Ihave left politics forever, thank God, but 1 think that there is coming a union of tho democrat and populist parties, which will both have their in fluence on the platform of thc coming campaign.'" - m ? m* How's This. Wo offer Ono Flu nd red Dollars reward for any casa . f Catarrh tli-?t cannot be cured by Hall's Cutarrh Cure Wc, the undersigned have known h.. . Cheney for the'oat Iii years, and believe li ira perfectly honorable In all business transaction A and Cuan dally aldo to carry out. any obligations tundo hy their firtn WEST <t TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. WALWNO. KINNA? A MARVIN, Whilldale Drug gists, Toledo. O. Ha'l's Catarrh Curo is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ol the system TH.itimoniuls neut free. Prie? 75c pe" hnttln ^old hv all <1 nj.'L'iRt.H Hall's Family Ptlls.iire thc best. Food Adulterations. The adulteration of food products has proceeded in this country to an alarming extent. It is estimated that the people of the United States speud no less than S5, 000,000,000 a year for food and that nine-tenths of this money is paid for articles of food which are more or less adulterated. All food adulterations are not injurious to health, though a great majority of them, probably nine-tenths, are so in greater or less degree. Flour, coffee and syrup are muong the articles of common use which are most rarely found pure, but the list of impure food products offered to the public and palmed off upon it includes almost every species of food and drink. The adulterations of drinks from whis kies, brandies, wines, cordials and beers to milk and mineral waters are almost innumerable. The art of adul terating food has been carried to a very fine point by American ingenuity and has proved immensely profitable to those who practice it, while it has un doubtedly, worked great damage to the general health. A report of the Con necticut agricultural experiment sta tion on foods made only a few days ago shows to what au extent frauds of this character are perpetrated in that State. Sausages were found to be embalmed with boracic acid and oysters also. Forty-three samples of fruit jelly out of 63 examined were impure. Out of 49 samples of jams, marmalades, etc., only three were found to be pure. Adulteration, of this kind suggests to the Charleston Xews and Courier the fact that there is a large opening iu the South for the manufacture and prepa ration of pure jellies, jams, pickles and many other articles of food which it is hard to find unadulterated. Both fed eral and State legislation have been directed against food adulterations but they seem to become common in spite of all efforts to check and prevent them. It is a wise man who knows what he is eating nowadays.-Atlanta Journal. Sad Plight of Our Men. WASHINGTON, May 12.-The startling story which came through Associated Press channels to-day from Hong Kong describing the situation in the First Nebraska regiment at Manila created something of a stir at the war depart ment. The dispatch was not permitted to go from Manila, where the censor ship pencil intercepted it. So it became necessary to send it from Hong Kong. The dispatch proves what had been suspected here for some time, that the condition of the volunteer troops on the island of Luzon is not as cheerful as General Otis has portrayed it, and that the censor at Manila is mnking his power felt. No dispatch received from Manila had been read with deeper interest at the war department than that which was sent by the Associated Press via Hong Kong. War department officials and army officers did not care to bc quoted upon the subject, but the com ment generally among army officers was that the troops which had been fighting so long and continuously, were exhausted and were really in need of rest, lt was explained that the men did not fear fighting, but after fighting and marching and constant picket du ty they were tired out and much ex hausted. Some of the army officers suggested that the action of the Ne braska regiment was like a town meet ing, and that the army could not be conducted upon such lines. Comment was made to the effect that the dis patches indicated that the various reg iments were on duty constantly and that there was no reserve to relieve them when they reached the limit of endurance. It was stated by an officer in the de partment that one reason why it had been impossible to relieve the volun teers with regulars now at Manila was because the regulars recently sent to the Philippines were at least two-thirds recruits, and were necessarily untrain ed and lacked thc discipline of the vol unteers who are now veterans. It is believed that General Otis did not care to risk tho hard tightiug to untrained men and that he desires the volunteers td remain at the front because he is sure of them in any emergency. Cotton Acreage Reduced. WASHINGTON*, 1?. C.. May 10.-The cotton crop report for May indicates merely the belief of correspondents on May 1st as to the intentions of planters regarding the acreage to be planted and all the estimates are liable to mod ification during May. Tiley should be regarded merely as a general indication of the strength of the apparent tendency toward en largement or reduction of acreage. In every cotton growing State the indica tions on the 1st inst.,' pointed to reduc tion of acreage, with corresponding decrease in thc sale of fertilizers and increased acreage in various food crops. Thc probable reduction by States is as follows: In Mississippi and Indian Territory, fi per cent.; Alabama, $: Texas, !?; Arkansas, 10; South Caro lina, ll; Louisiana, 12; Georgia, 13: North Carolina and Tennessee, 14: Ok lahoma, 18. - m i m< - Cheap Printing. Law Uriel's at GO cents a Page-Good Work, Good Paper, Prompt Delivery; ? Minutes cheaper than at any other ! house. Catalogues in thc best style. I? you have priutiug to do, it will be to ?'our interest to write to the Press and ianner, Abbeville, S. C. tf. Dewey Comes Home at Once. WASHINGTON, May 12.-"Send Olym pia's mail to li. F. Stevens, No. 4 Tra falgar Square, London, England,'* was the notice given out at the navy de partment to-day. This is the first for mal indication that thc famous flagship is coming home immediately. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that Secretary Long had last evening cabled Admiral Dewey permission to return at once to the United States. He has been relieved of the obligation of re maining at Manila until the Philippine commission completes its work. He is not even required to await the cessa tion of hostilities, but may start home ward at once. The notice posted at the navy department indicates that the Olympia will not remain long enough to receive the next outward mail. The Mr. Stevens referred to is the navy de partment's agent at Loudon to distri bute all of the mail of the United States warships in European waters, so he will see to it that thc Olympia receives hers as soon as she passes the Suez canal, ft is estimated at the navy de partment that Dewey will reach the United States in time for a national demonstration on the Fourth of July. The Olympia will not come under full steam, but nevertheless she should make the run to New York in about* 55 days from Manila. That she is to come to New York is nearly certain, as shown by the following response made by Secretary Long to the urgent message of invitation to Dewey from Mayor Yan Wyck, of New York. It may be stated that this was sent before the notice was sent to Dewey that he might come home at once: "Navy Department, Washington, D. C., May ll.-Sir: I am in receipt of your telegram with regard to the return of Admiral Dewey and expressing a de sire that he arrive first in the country at New York. ? The time of his return has not been fixed and the department has taken no other action than to au thorize his return whenever the condi tion of the peace commission shall per mit. As to the route he shall take in returning, the department is inclined to leave that to him. He has served with great ability,and must necessarily feel so much the affect of arduous labors in a trying climate and under trying circumstances that the depart ment is disposed to let him govern himself in this respect largely by thc consideration of his own personal con venience and wishes. It is understood, however, that Admiral Dewey will elect to return to New York. Very respectfully, "JOHN D. LONG, "Secretary Navy.'" Heady to go to Manila. CHATTANOOGA, TENN., May 12.-Gen. Joe Wheeler is iu Chattanooga, where he met the river and harbor committee of Congress to-night to go with the members down the Tennessee River. The committee is looking at the river with a view of making recommenda tions as to an appropriation to carry on, necessary work and develop the river. Gen. Wheeler gave out an interview to-day, in which he criticised Speaker Reed for his failure to recognize him on the floor of the House the last day of the session. He said: "That was part and parcel of Heed's assumption of authority which the Constitution did not give him. The Constitution states that the House shall be judge of the election and qiudification of its mem bers. This, means that the majority vote shall determine this question by a vote of more than 2 to 1. They refused to even consider the question of declar ing the seat vacant, and even after that Mr. Reed, in direct violation of the Constitution, assumed to decide this question for himself. But that was all right, lam still here; it did not hurt me." Gen. Wheeler will resign from Con gress if he is sent to the Philippines for active service as a general in the regu lar army. In regard to the matter he said : "I will do just what the President tells me to do in regard to my seat in Congress. If he says for me to go to Manilla with thc army and there are no signs of peace, 1 will resign from Con gress, otherwise I will retain my seat in the next House of Representatives. "I would like to sec active service very much; in fact, it is my only desire. I want to go to the Philippines and help whip the insurgents there/" Talking of the Confederate Reunion, Gen. Wheeler said: "It is pleasant to see that thirty-four veal's after rho close of the war Con federate Veterans and their sons are more cordial.and earnest in their sup port ol' the Government than people in some of the other localities. Thc peo ple of the South were earnest in asking for service in lia- field, and it is grati fying to know the Government has not been embarrassed by any criticism from the Southern people, and that no Southern Governor luis asked l'or the discharge and return home ol' our vol unteer soldiers, lt is also gratifying to see that when Governors of other States have made such requests. South ern people have begged to be allowed LO lake their place in the front of the battle."-WVc!? ?ork Tribune. ; - The best day in thc whole year for duty is to-day. - A bad actor is sometimes thc ham served with antique eggs. Southern Baptist Convention. LOUISVILLE, KV., May 12,1809. Dmr Mr. Editor : Perhaps your read ers would like to hear a word from the meeting of the Southern Baptist Con tion, now in session in Louisville, Ky. We came by the Southern Railroad, and were very much pleased wi rh the routes. One wa y lay alon g by Atlanta, Chattanooga and Lexington to Louis ville. The scenes from Lexington to Louisville is beautiful. The sim shone bright on the large trees that stood by the road side or in the fine pasture lands, and spread their shadows on the beautiful blue grass as it sparkled with the morning dew. Here and there, great herds of horses, cows and sheep strolled over the rich vaTlies of grass, well watered with small streams and springs. There were small towns given solely to the distilling of liquors. One still or one firm, is said to use 3,000 bushels of cora a day and runs nine months in the year. This whis key flows into Louisville and makes it the second largest whiskey market in thc United States. This proud city, which is beautifully situa ted on the Ohio River, claims to have the largest manufacture and sale of tobacco in the world. The inhabitants, which number about 300,000, are divid ed into three classes, Northeners, Southeuers and foreigners. With all, it makes a fine combination, possessing the integrity and courtesy of the South and the vim and push of the North. The Southern Baptist Seminary, the largest Seminary in the United States, and the largest Baptist Seminary in the world, is located on Fifth and Broad way streets, and is the pride of the denomination. The conventional ser mon to-night by Dr. Trnit, o? Texas, was one of the best ever preached be fore the convention. Respectfully, R. J. WILLIAMS. Pendleton Items. Messrs. W. J. Martin, R. E. Sloan, j Samuel McCreary, M. C. Dickson, Jesse Stribling, W. M. Gibson* Miss Lila Stiibiing, Sponsor, Miss Mamie and Laura Davant, and others, attended the reunion last week. Charleston cer tainly did her duty io the old veterans. Your correspondent- took the senti ment of forty-seven Georgians, who said it was the best reunion ever held. Mr. W. G.Austell, CT. Bridges, of Gaffney, Mr. B. Y. H. Lowery, of Sen eca, MivM. A. Terrell of Westminster, and others gave Charleston the praise. Mr. Charlie Boggs, who lives near our town, we hear is very sick. Rev. Mr. Watson, pastor of the j Methodist Church, is conducting a j series of meetings at the church in this place at night. Capt. .1. C. Stribling had a very narrow escape by the cylin der head of his Eugine at his brick yard blowing out. He thought he was again in the Confederate war, and he felt around for his gun under the ex- j citement of the moment. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church served icc cream and strawberries last Thursday, and were liberally patron ized. . TELL TALE. -.- mt . m* No Governmental Care of Confederate tirares. CHARLESTON, S. C., May 12.-The re port of the committee on the resolution relative to the president's suggestion that the government care for Confede rate graves, is as follows: "Your committee to whom was re ferred the resolution introduced by General S. D. Lee, begs to report the following substitute, with the recom mendation of the committee that the same be adopted: "The United Confederate Veterans in their annual reunion assembled de sire to place upon record their sincere appreciation of the utterance of the president of the United States in At lanta in December last concerning the assumption of the care of the graves of our Confederate dead by the national government. "We appreciate every kindly senti ment expressed and we shall welcome any legislation which shall result in the care of the graves of our comrades in the northern States of our govern ment. "In regard to our dead whose re mains are resting in the States which were represented in the Confederacy and Maryland, the care of their final resting places is a sacred trust dear to thc hearts of the southern women, and we believe wc can safely let it remain there." "The resolution, after an exciting de - bate, was adopted. Pension {Schemers Fleece Negroes. NEW YOUR, May lo.-A special to the Herald from Washington says: Thousands of colored men m this country arc being induced to believe that they are to oe pensioned by thc Unit'''' States government upon being nh'. show that they were formerly slaves. The promoters of this scheme have been at work for several years and it is estimated that more than 8150.000 in small sums has been col lected by those having the project in hand. According voa circular sent ou", a copy of which is now in the hands of a certain United States Senator, one of the olticcs is in Nashville, Tenn. I. 1!. Dickerson is general manager; The circular is headed "Onward to Victory." It also contains whatpurports toben picture of General Manager Dickerson. \V. C. Lawson, of Washington, is men tioned as attorney. Another circular bears;: picture of Senator William Ii. Mason, of Illinois. STATE NEWS. - A big cotton mill is beiog erect ed at Bennettsville. - Ftirman University will have I twenty-two graduates this year. - The new military company afc Greenville is now fully organized. - The attorneys for Col. Neal state that he is prepared to settle with the State. - There seems to be a determined effort to build a hotel at Pickens. The chances now for success are de cidedly promising. - Attorney General Bellinger ha3 been chosen to deliver the anniversary address before Furman University, afc the commencement in June. - A company, capitalized at $100, 000, is being organized in this State for pressing round cotton bales. It is called the "S. C. Round Bale Co." - While Gen. M. C. Butler is an, advocate of free silver, he believes that it will be unwise for the Demo crats to make that a leading plank in their platform. - We are glad to learn that Gover nor Ellerbe has greatly improved since his removal to his home in Marion. He is riding around visiting friends and neighbors. - Columbia is moving?for a big ho tel to accommodate pleasure and health seekers in the winter. A northern capitalist proposes to erect one pro vided the citizens will contribute a lot worth ?15,000. - On Wednesday morning. lOfch instant, at Keowee, Deputy Sheriff B. R. Moss and Mr. L. L. Jarrard cap tured John Sullivan and Monroe Hale, two negroes, who are wanted at Car terville, Ga., for burglary and lar ceny. - The acts and joint resolutions of the General Assembly of South Caro lina, passed at the session of 1899; have just been issued. These form a part of the 23d volume of the statutes at large, commencing with the acts of this session. . - Mr. E. A. Scott, au aged and highly esteemed citizen of Newberry, died a few days ago. He was a mem ber of'the Catholic Church, and left an estate valued at $25,000. Among his bequests was $500 to the Thorn well Orphanage. - The Seaboard Air Line, which has been surveying for its line between Cheraw and Columbia, has practically completed the work from Cheraw to Camden, and contracts will be let out this week for grading the road be tween the two points. - A little child of Mr. John Pace, a well-to-do farmer of Pickens count -, swallowed a safety pin opened, a fev days ago, which after remaining in the child's stomach 12 days, passed leaving the child uninjured and none the worse for the ordeal. - It is reported that the Southern Railroad has bought the Carolina Mid land Railroad. This road runs from Batesburg to Allendale, and it will be made a part of the proposed line be tween Columbia and Savannah, neces sitating the building of a comparatively short mileage of track to complete the route. - There is such a demand for ad mission to Winthrop College that those desiring to attend begin filing their applications early. Already something like 50 have made formal application for admission to the col" lege next fall, and President Johnson is constantly receiving letters of in quiry and requests for catalogues. - Every day the people of Cherokee county are growing more enthusiastic over the big celebration to be held at Cowpens battle ground on May 27th. The executive committee of the Cow pens Battle Ground Memorial Associa tion, under the auspices of which the celebration is to be held, has been hard at work and everything points to a great success, - The fire insurance men of the State propose to have quite a gather ing in Columbia during the firemen's tournament in June. They wish to form a State Fire Insurance Associa tion, and say that there is uo purpose to organize a trust or combination, but merely to form such an organization, as will result iu good not only to the agents themselves but to the firemen and the people as well. - Mr. John C. Walker, ex-post master at Ninety-Six, has been lodged in jail at Greenwood by United States Commissioner Frierson in default of $700 bond for his appearance at the Ovtober term of the United States district court at Greenville. The charge against him is "using and dis posing of revenue stamps in the pay ment of debts and the purchase of merchandise, he beiug at the time postmaster and entrusted with the cure aud custody of stamps.